Hill August 6, 2024
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), who was chosen Tuesday to be Vice President Harris’s running mate, brings a progressive approach to health care, with a focus on reducing costs.
Walz has said his health policy priorities have been shaped in part by his personal experience. His father died of cancer when Walz was 19, leaving his mother drowning in medical debt.
In June, Walz signed a law banning medical providers from withholding medically necessary care due to unpaid debt.
With a Democratic state Legislature, Walz has launched a prescription drug affordability board that can set limits on what insurers pay. He signed a bill to help people afford insulin in emergency situations, and the state this year...
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